Evil, in a large sense, may be described as the sum of the opposition, which experience shows to exist in the universe, to the desires and needs of individuals; whence arises, among humans beings at least, the sufferings in which

evil be inseparable from the finite, but it tended to disappear as the finite approached its final union with the infinite.

Unlike the logical argument from evil, which holds that the existence of God (so defined) is logically incompatible with some known fact about evil, the evidential (or probabilistic) argument from evil contends that some known fact about evil is evidence against the existence of God.

The Anthropic Coincidences, Evil and the Disconfirmation of Theism (1995) by Quentin Smith

Evil is the perpetuation of illusion by the factors that fuel the chain of dependent origination (paticca-samuppada).

What is usually called evil, as physical and mental manifestation, is the result of a lack of balance between the two opposing principles and corresponds to a bigger participation of the Yin principle.

Evil belongs to the nature of the world, so humans have to subscribe to the universal harmony and respect the equilibrium of the two polarities.

Evil is a foreign intrusion upon mankind it is allowed but does not flow from God as he is love, evil is not the opposite of good but devoid of anything good.

Evil is like rot to a tree, rust to a car it corrupts good its not the opposite of good.

Evil of course does not only come from the Devil all the time but man is very capable to do much harm since we are unable to recognize what is right.

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According to the Catholic Encyclopedia (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05649a.htm), evil, "in a large sense, may be described as the sum of the opposition, which experience shows to exist in the universe, to the desires and needs of individuals; whence arises, among humans beings at least, the sufferings in which life abounds.

These "evil ones" represent a clear and present danger and are the enemies of freedom and a danger to civilization.

Next, since it was necessary to expand against the Axis of evil engaged in the war on freedom, late in 2002 and early 2003, a coalition of the willing was enlisted in the fight against evil in Iraq, i.e.

To view that all evil in the world is the handiwork of some outside agency (Satan or demon) shows the subtle influences of ignorant dogma.

Since the evil and one's Karma cannot be separated, the root of all evils lies in man. When the Spiritualignorance (absence of Self-knowledge) dims the intelligence, then desires and fear creep up and make their demand.

Since the Shabad is the killer of Maya, it is the destroyer of ignorance, it is the slayer of ego, it is the defacer of duality, it is the fire (Divine Knowledge) that burns the seed of corrupt intellect and deluded mind.

To formulate the argument from evil in terms of the mere existence of any evil at all is to abstract to the greatest extent possible from detailed information about the evils that are found in the world, and so one is assuming, in effect, that such information cannot be crucial for the argument.

Aiken (1957-58) — had defended incompatibility versions of the argument from evil, and it is natural to formulate such arguments in an abstract way, since although one may wish to distinguish, for example, between natural evils and moralevils, reference to concrete cases of evil would not seem to add anything.

The problem with that premise, as we saw, is that it can be argued that some evils are such that their actuality, or at least the possibility, is logically necessary for goods that outweigh them, in which case it is not true that a perfectly good being would want to eliminate such evils.

And he will do so, in his own words, because this is "the lesser evil." So, it seems that we cannot quite do without the word, even though it's worth noticing that some people only employ it in an ironic or relativist sense, as a quality that must be negotiated with, accommodated, or assimilated.

Her phrase "the banality of evil" also enjoys wide currency, serving to help us understand the ways in which "ordinary men" can be mobilized or conscripted to do exceptionally ghastly things.

It may not be of much help, in propaganda terms, to describe an enemy as "evil." Time spent in understanding and studying a foe is always time well spent, and absolutist categories may easily blunt this rigorous undertaking.

that which is evil;evil quality, intention, or conduct: to choose the lesser of two evils.

Evil was the word the Anglo-Saxons used where we would use bad, cruel, unskillful, defective (adj.), or harm, crime, misfortune, disease.

Unlike the adjectives in the cretinous/losing/brain-damaged series, `evil' does not imply incompetence or bad design, but rather a set of goals or design criteria fatally incompatible with the speaker's.

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Evil is as multifaceted and heterogeneal as good, and no two evil characters are alike (compare Hitler, Hannibal Lecter, Darth Vader, and Jack the Ripper), and this book completely explores each kind of evil, its origins (how characters become evil), its motivations and its goals.

The art and the illustrations may not be this books strong points (actually they're not very good), but its contents are very solid, well written, and extremely useful for every DM and player out there.

Gothic, philosophical, and pragmatic in its game applications, "Evil" is one of the best books from AEG (Alderac Entertainment Group), and a must read for anyone who wants to play an evil character, or for anyone who wants to truly understand the psychology of the evil character.

The sequel to Resident Evil  in which a group of scientists and special forces get trapped in a giant underground facility overrun with zombies and mutants  is pretty much what you'd expect.

After being captured by the Umbrella Corporation at the end of the first film, almost-sole-survivor Milla Jovovich (the only supermodel in the world who you can take seriously as an action heroine) wakes up in an abandoned laboratory in Raccoon City to find that the zombie-animating "t-virus" has spread to the surface.

Be honest  unless you're a metrosexual poseur or a card-carrying member of the PC Police, you probably love this stuff as much as I do.

In a story ripped straight from the headlines, "The Covenant" follows four teenaged warlocks who believe they may have unleashed a horrible, evil force upon the world.

Tony Jaa brings his fists and feet of fury to bear in "The Protector," his followup to "Ong Bak." Read more here.

"Although Evil eventually suffers from its heavy-handed treatment of its subject, it is a well-made and engrossing melodrama."

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Before Spiderman and before the countless spin-offs of this movie were made or even conceived, Raimi and friends decided to make a low budget zombie flick mainly for fun, and surprisingly it has become a masterpiece of shock and horror.

Possibly a perfect example of how to make an entertaining film on a shoe-string budget, The Evil Dead delivers what it promises, the ultimate in grueling horror.

Even with it's mild budget and sometimes shaky acting, TED shocks and spooks the audience through chilling atmosphere and some of the most violent effects ever put on film.

From the federal government to the public school system to the news media to the hidden creators of "youth culture," nothing is exempt from the thousand-watt spotlight of Kupelian's journalistic inquiry.

In the end, "The Marketing of Evil" is an up-close, modern-day look at what is traditionally known as "temptation" — the art and science of making evil look good.

In 'The Marketing of Evil,' David Kupelian treats parents to a rare insider look at exactly how our children — and adults too — are being lied to, confused, and seduced by radicals and phony experts.